Year of the Lion
We’re a global organization of active men and women, and it shows in our calendar. Each year, we seek to make a greater global impact than the year before. One way we do this is by participating in critical, long-standing events, and by adding new ones throughout the years.
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November 2021
Diabetes Awareness Month
November 1
- Registration opens for Lions Day with the United Nations
November 6
- Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Brisbane, Australia
November 13
- Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Christchurch, New Zealand
November 15
- Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning Peace Poster (per contest) to the district governor
- Leo October Membership Growth Award Nominations Due
November 20
- Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Johannesburg, South Africa
November 27-30
- OSEAL Forum (canceled)
December 2021
December 1
- Postmark deadline for a district governor to send their one winning Peace Poster and/or Peace Essay to the multiple district council chairperson. A district not belonging to a multiple district must send their one Peace Poster and/or one Peace Essay directly to Brand & Creative at Lions Clubs International Headquarters.
December 5
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International Leo Day
December 11
- Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Mumbai, India
December 15
- Postmark deadline for multiple district council chairpersons to send their one winning Peace Poster and/or Peace Essay to Brand & Creative at Lions Clubs International
December 15-18
- ISAME Forum (Virtual)
December 18
- Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Brussels, Belgium
December 26
- Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Calgary, AB, Canada
- Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Frankfurt, Germany
January 2022
Hunger Awareness Month
January 11
- Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
January 12-18
- LCIF Board of Trustee Meetings (Virtual)
January 15
- Peace Poster Kits go on sale in the Lions International Shop
- New Voices nominations due for second quarter recognition
January 17-22
- FOLAC Forum (Bucaramanga, Colombia)
January 21-24
- Lions Certified Instructor Program (Kathmandu, Nepal)
January 22
- Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Lima, Peru
January 23
- Applications due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Tunis, Tunisia
January 30
- Applications due for Faculty Development Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
February 2022
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
February 1
- LCIF grant application deadline for consideration in May 2022 by the LCIF Board of Trustees for Childhood Cancer, Diabetes, Hunger, Matching, and Lions Quest grants. (Final submission deadline subject to finalization of the board and committee meeting dates. Contact LCIF for confirmation.)
February 5
- Application due for Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 4-6
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Brisbane, Australia)
February 11-14
- Lions Certified Instructor Program (Christchurch, New Zealand)
February 12
- Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Shanghai, China
February 16-17
- Lions Day with the United Nations Day (Nairobi, Kenya)
February 18-21
- Lions Certified Instructor Program (Johannesburg, South Africa)
February 28 - March 20
- 2022 Virtual FVDG/DGE Seminar - Multiple live virtual sessions
March 2022
March 1-20
- 2022 Virtual FVDG/DGE Seminar (continued from February 28) - Multiple live virtual sessions
March 11
- 44th Annual Lions Day with the United Nations
March 11-13
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Mumbai, India)
March 18-20
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Brussels, Belgium)
March 24-26
- Mediterranean Lions Conference (Tunis, Tunisia)
March 26-28
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Calgary, Canada)
March 26-29
- Lions Certified Instructor Program (Frankfurt, Germany)
April 2022
Environmental Awareness Month
Family & Friends Month
Leo Club Awareness Month
April 22-25
- Lions Certified Instructor Program (Lima, Peru)
April 23-25
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institute (Tunis, Tunisia)
April 30
- Worldwide Induction Day (WWID) is an exciting global membership celebration held annually on the last Saturday in April to unite clubs around the world in welcoming new members.
April 30 - May 2
- Faculty Development Institute (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
May 2022
Strengthen Membership Month
May 1
- LCIF grant application deadline for consideration in August 2022 by the LCIF Board of Trustees and the SightFirst Advisory Committees for Childhood Cancer, Diabetes, Hunger, Matching, Lions Quest and SightFirst grants. Final submission deadline subject to finalization of the board and committee meeting dates. Contact LCIF for confirmation.
May 6-8
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
May 10-12
- LCIF Board of Trustees Meetings (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
May 13-16
- Lions Certified Instructor Program (Shanghai, China)
June 2022
June 23-24
June 24-28
- 104th Lions Clubs International Convention in Montréal
- July 2020
- July 1
- 2020-2021 Leo Leadership Grant Program applications open for Lions districts and multiple districts
- Kindness Matters Service Award launch
- Final day to report Lions service activities for fiscal year 2020 – 2021
- August 2020
- August 12
- International Youth Day
- LCIF New Trustee Orientation (Virtual)
- LCIF Board of Trustees Meeting (Virtual)
- Leo Club Program Advisory Panel nominations due
- Leo Club Excellence Award applications due
- Club service chairperson Kindness Matters Service Award nominations due to the District GST coordinator
- Top Ten Youth Camps and Exchange Chairperson nominations due to Lions Clubs International
- Final day to submit Club and District Team Excellence Awards nominations
- Final day to submit Presidential Zone and Region Chairperson Awards nominations
- September 2020
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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September 15- District GST coordinator Kindness Matters Service Award nominations due to the multiple district GST coordinator
- October 2020
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Vision Awareness Month
October 1
Lions Membership Growth Month
Leo Membership Growth Month- Peace Poster Contest kits purchasing deadline from the Lions International Shop
- World Sight Day
- International Board of Directors Meeting (Virtual)
- Matching, Diabetes, Hunger, Childhood Cancer, SightFirst, and Lions Quest grants application submission deadline for consideration in January 2021 by the LCIF Board of Trustees and the Lions Quest and SightFirst Advisory Committees
- United Nations Day
- Lions Day with the United Nations (Vienna, Austria)
- OSEAL forum (Jeju City, Republic of Korea)
- New Voices nominations due for first quarter recognition
- Multiple district GST Kindness Matters Service Award nomination due to Lions Clubs International
- November 2020
-
Diabetes Awareness Month
November 1- International Leo Day Video Contest submissions due
- CA III Faculty Development Institute (FDI) application due (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- World Diabetes Day
- Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning Peace Poster (per contest) to the district governor
- Leo October Membership Growth Award nominations due
- CA V Lions Certified Instructor Program (LCIP) application due (Taichung, China Taiwan)
- December 2020
- December 1
- Postmark deadline for a district governor to send their one winning Peace Poster and/or Peace Essay to the multiple district council chairperson. A district not belonging to a multiple district must send their one Peace Poster and/or one Peace Essay directly to Brand & Creative at Lions Clubs International Headquarters.
- International Leo Day
- ISAME forum (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
- Postmark deadline for multiple district council chairpersons to send their one winning Peace Poster and/or Peace Essay to Brand & Creative at Lions Clubs International
- January 2021
-
Hunger Awareness Month
January 8- Application deadlines for Faculty Development Institutes to be held in Kunming, Yunnan, China and Seoul, Korea on April 8-10, 2021
- Application deadline for the Advanced Lions Leadership Institute to be held in Nelson, New Zealand on April 9-11, 2021
- Executive Committee meeting (Oak Brook, IL, USA) (Virtual)
- Melvin Jones’ birthday
- LCIF Board of Trustees meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA) (Virtual)
- Peace Poster Kits go on sale in the Lions International Shop
- New Voices nominations due for second quarter recognition
- Application deadlines for the Advanced Lions Leadership Institute to be held in Lome, Togo and the Faculty Development Institutes to be held in Porto, Portugal and Sydney, Australia on April 16-18, 2021
- FOLAC Forum (Bucaramanga, Columbia) (Virtual)
- Application deadlines for the Faculty Development Institute to be held in Quito, Ecuador and the Advanced Lions Leadership Institute to be held in Pune, India on April 30 - May 2, 2021
- February 2021
-
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
February 1
- Application deadline for consideration in May 2021 by the LCIF Board of Trustees and the Lions Quest Advisory Committee for Childhood Cancer, Diabetes, Hunger, Matching and Lions Quest grants. Final submission deadline subject to finalization of the board meeting dates. Contact LCIF for confirmation)
February 15
- International Childhood Cancer Day
February 21
- Application deadlines for the Faculty Development Institutes to be held in Tampere, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden on May 22-24, 2021
February 22
- Application deadline for the Advanced Lions Leadership Institute to be held in Mombasa, Kenya on May 23-25, 2021
February 26
- Last day for early discount on convention registration fees
- March 2021
- March 1
- Leos of the Year Award nominations due
- New Voices nominations due for third quarter recognition
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Taichung, China Taiwan
- Last day for regular convention registration fees
- Deadline to register for the Africa Lions Summit on April 8-10 (Virtual)
- April 2021
-
Environmental Awareness Month
Family & Friends Month
Leo Club Awareness MonthApril- First Vice District Governor/District Governor-Elect Seminar (Days 1-3) – Weekly Virtual Meetings
- Africa Lions Summit (Virtual)
- Faculty Development Institutes in Seoul, Korea
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Nelson, New Zealand
- Lions Day on Capitol Hill: Washington DC, USA (Virtual)
- International Board of Directors meeting (Virtual)
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Lome, Togo and Faculty Development Institutes in Sydney, Australia
- Earth Day
- Lions Worldwide Induction Day
- May 2021
-
Strengthen Membership Month
May- First Vice District Governor/District Governor-Elect Seminar (Days 1-3) – Weekly Virtual Meetings
- GAT District Funding submissions due
- Application deadline for consideration in August 2021 by the LCIF Board of Trustees and the SightFirst Advisory Committees for Childhood Cancer, Diabetes, Hunger, Matching, Lions Quest and SightFirst grants. (Final submission deadline subject to finalization of the board and committee meeting dates. Contact LCIF for confirmation.)
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institutes in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Officer Reporting Form (PU101) filings due
- New Voices final nominations due for fourth quarter recognition
- LCIF Board of Trustees and Lions Quest Advisory Committee meetings (Virtual)
- Executive Committee Meeting (Virtual)
- Advanced Lions Leadership Institute in Rome, Italy
- June 2021
- June 1
- Helen Keller Day
- First Vice District Governor/District Governor-Elect Seminar (Days 1-3) – Weekly Virtual Meetings
- Lions Clubs International birthday
- International Board of Directors meeting (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Pre-certified delegate form submission due for voting at International Convention
- 103rd Lions Clubs International Convention (Virtual LCICon 2021)
- Last day to submit district goals for first vice district governor/district governor elects.
- July 2021
- July 1
- Nominations open for the Kindness Matters Service Award
- August 2021
- August 9
- Executive Committee Meeting (Virtual)
- LCIF Board of Trustee Meeting (Virtual)
- Leo Club Excellence Award Applications Due
- Leo Club Program Advisory Panel Applications Due
- Top Ten Youth Camps and Exchange Chairperson nominations due to Lions Clubs International
- Club service chairperson Kindness Matters Service Award nominations due to the District GST coordinator
- Final day to submit Club Excellence Awards
- Final day to submit District Team Excellence Award
- Final day to submit Zone and Region Chairperson Awards
- September 2021
- September 8
- Youth Camps and Exchange: Then and Now Success Story Panel
- Lions Certified Instructor Program (Des Moines, Iowa)
- District GST coordinator Kindness Matters Service Award nominations due to the multiple district GST coordinator
- Youth Camps and Exchange: YCE Chairperson Town Hall
- Youth Camps and Exchange: YCE Alumni Mixer
- October 2021
-
Vision Awareness Month
October 1
Lions Membership Growth Month
Leo Membership Growth Month- Peace Poster Contest kits purchasing deadline from the Lions International Shop
- LCIF grant application deadline for consideration in January 2022 by the LCIF Board of Trustees and the SightFirst Advisory Committees for Childhood Cancer, Diabetes, Hunger, Matching, Lions Quest and SightFirst grants. (Final submission deadline subject to finalization of the board and committee meeting dates. Contact LCIF for confirmation.)
- "Celebrate Community" is a week-long event in October that promotes joint service projects among the incredible members of Lions International, Kiwanis International, Optimist International and Rotary International. Join the celebration!
- World Sight Day
- Applications due for Lions Certified Instructor Program in Kathmandu, Nepal
- International Board of Directors Meetings (San Diego, California, USA)
- New Voices nominations due for first quarter recognition
- Kindness Matters Service Award nominations due to Lions Clubs International
